NAUTICAL REPORT EDITING 
1. Circle your title
2. Use an arrow to SHOW your paragraphs (3)
3. Put a square around the first word of each sentence and a square around the end punctuation.
4. Count the number of sentences total for each paragraph
5. Intro: 3-5 sentences
6. Body: 8-10 sentences
7. Conclusion 3-5 sentences
8. Different kinds of sentences:
a. _Declarative statement
b.
_Interrogative question

c. _Exclamatory
d.
_Imperative command
9. NO NOs: well, got, get, I, cuz, cause, (because) should of, would of, could of, THE END…Be careful words: too many: is, are, was, were – highlight NO But… at the beginning.
10. I AM GOING TO TELL YOU, I AM GOING TO WRITE ABOUT –YIKES…NONONONONO
11. No more than two sentences begin with the same word!!
12. Ways to fix beginnings:
a. Start with a prepositional phrase: In the beginning, For most sharks, beneath the ocean…
b. SC word…Because sharks are nocturnal, Since sharks have many teeth, If sharks did not have fins,
c. Transition words: first, next, finally, then, while, second